Basal insulin is usually taken once or twice a day depending on the insulin.
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Advantages There are several advantages to using a basal-bolus insulin regimen.
Hypertonic: When the extracellular fluid has more solutes osmolarity than within the cells, water flows out of the cells.
The acidic environment of the stomach and the action of gastric enzymes convert the bolus into chyme, a liquefied mass that is squirted from the stomach into the small intestine.
It is usually given by infusion or injection into a blood vessel.